Convention pour la sixième République
The Convention pour la sixième République (abbreviated C6R ; German meaning: “Association for a Sixth Republic”) is a group of politicians and intellectuals in France . It was founded in April 2001 by the socialist Arnaud Montebourg after the success of his book La machine à trahir ( Eng .: "The machinery of betrayal"), an indictment of the current political world of the Fifth Republic .
The C6R “fights” for a changed constitution for the republic. In particular, the strength of the President and the comparatively weakness of Parliament are to be changed. The prime minister is to be emphasized as the central figure and the functions of the president are to be reduced to those of mediator and arbitrator. Likewise, the direct election of the state president is to be abolished. In this sense, the group would like to abolish the semi-presidential system of government of the Fifth Republic, instead the parliament and the position of the prime minister are to be upgraded. The proposed changes go in the direction of parliamentary democracy, as is prevalent in Europe (including Germany and Austria). The president therefore only has a mere representational function and a special position in times of crisis.
After the first round of the 2002 presidential election, from which the right-wing extremist candidate Jean-Marie Le Pen ( Front National ) surprisingly emerged as the second strongest, the C6R experienced a strong increase in membership. The association, which was founded in Paris, now has branches in many French departments .
The left-wing candidate for the 2012 presidential election , Jean-Luc Mélenchon , is also campaigning for a new Sixth Republic.
Web links
- Official website (French)
Individual evidence
- ↑ On the wave of popular anger . Frankfurter Rundschau, April 10, 2012, accessed on May 10, 2012.